"Chalcedon (/kælˈsiːdən/ or /ˈkælsɪdɒn/;Greek: Χαλκηδών, sometimes transliterated as Chalkedon) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, ...
[Read more]
south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar) and it is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. The name Chalcedon is a variant of Calchedon, found on all the coins of the town as well as in manuscripts of Herodotus´s Histories, Xenophon´s Hellenica, Arrian´s Anabasis, and other works. Except for a tower, almost no above-ground vestiges of the ancient city survive in Kadıköy today; artifacts uncovered at Altıyol and other excavation sites are on display at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
- Latitude40.983333587646
- Longitude29.033332824707